Orphan Black Character Analysis

With so many clones and an equal amount of storylines, Orphan Black sometimes runs the risk of feeling too disconnected. As much as I loved watching Alison and Donnie dive into the world of prescription drug dealing last season, it never felt quite at home with everything else. Even the Castor clones who are the literal family of Leda, always felt like they belonged on a different show. This episode, however, offered a fairly even amount of time to all of our main clones, with the exception of Cosima, and each storyline smoothly connected to the overall arc. Though Rachel may be thousands of miles away – or not, we’re still unsure of her exact whereabouts – her plotline gave us a deep insight into what Neolution’s endgame really is: controlling human evolution and creating the perfect being.

This goal is obviously at the expense of all the clones developed by Neolution, but Rachel’s place in all of this feels that much more personal because of who her mother is. Susan Duncan acts like she’s the Queen of Neolution, which she very well may be. She refers to her daughter as “the experiment” a few times this episode, and even though Rachel has committed countless egregious acts, it’s hard not to feel sorry for her. I would pity anyone who had to spend time with and be examined by Ira, the

Her foster brother has found his biological sister, Adele, and Sarah just can’t seem to accept how important this is to him. She wants Felix to drop everything in an instant to come and be her sidekick again, and when he refuses, she can’t handle it. While her immediate assumption that Adele might be shady isn’t too far fetched – critical viewers of Orphan Black have been taught well to be at least a tad suspicious of any newcomers – her complete disregard for Felix’s feelings was just awful. Though it was a little strange how interested she was in Felix’s mother, for his sake, I hope Adele is